MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
08/07/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 9929 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lansing Lugnuts (58-52) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0
South Bend Cubs (46-64) 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 X 7 13 0
South Bend Wins, Topping Lansing, 7-1
South Bend designated hitter Matt Blagdon played a vital role in his team's 7-1 conquest of Lansing. He was 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for South Bend. The winning pitcher was Rinaldo Saro. He's now 9-8. He went 5.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits for the Cubs. The Cubs have now won 4 straight.

South Bend first baseman Héctor Olivo contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two down, he hit a fastball to left field for a run-scoring single. It was his 10th hit of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 2-0.

Blagdon attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."
LANSING BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marchant CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .315 6 49
J. Viera SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .306 3 53
M. Nicholas 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .315 13 48
B. Benton RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 6 23
A. Cook C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .418 1 6
B. Mercer 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .474 0 1
K. Lewis 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .254 4 38
A. León LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .286 3 32
K. Mullins DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .377 2 8
Totals 35 1 8 1 2 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Nicholas 2 (22, 1st Inning off R. Saro, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off R. Saro, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Cook (4, 6th Inning off R. Saro, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Nicholas 4 , B. Benton , A. Cook 2 , B. Mercer 2 , K. Lewis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Marchant , B. Benton , A. Cook , A. León , K. Mullins
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mercer-Viera-Nicholas, Nicholas-Viera-Nicholas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Allen CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .325 2 33
A. Lee RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .314 1 2
Z. Kennedy 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .334 3 48
M. Blagdon DH 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .406 1 9
B. Lambert C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .221 3 29
G. Chambers LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .139 0 5
J. Bernal SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .329 4 31
H. Olivo 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .294 0 4
Y. Liu 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 5 .213 4 19
Totals 33 7 13 7 4 2 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Blagdon (6, 5th Inning off D. Abbott, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Blagdon (1, 7th Inning off K. Franklin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Allen , Z. Kennedy 2 , M. Blagdon 6 , B. Lambert 2 , J. Bernal 3 , H. Olivo , Y. Liu 2
2-out RBI: Z. Kennedy , M. Blagdon 2 , H. Olivo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Lee , B. Lambert , Y. Liu
GIDP: A. Lee , H. Olivo
Sac Fly: C. Allen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Allen (11) , A. Lee (2)
LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Abbott L (1-8) 4.2 8 3 3 2 1 0 22 75 5.69   
K. Franklin 2.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 34 7.28   
D. Thompson 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 25 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abbott 35
Batters Faced: D. Abbott 22, K. Franklin 9, D. Thompson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abbott 4-7, K. Franklin 2-2, D. Thompson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abbott 75-48, K. Franklin 34-19, D. Thompson 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Franklin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Saro W (9-8) 5.1 7 1 1 1 4 0 24 88 4.14   
A. Salazar SV (2) 3.2 1 0 0 1 6 0 13 52 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saro 53
Batters Faced: R. Saro 24, A. Salazar 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saro 8-4, A. Salazar 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saro 88-60, A. Salazar 52-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Salazar 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Blagdon
Ballpark: Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 4931
Friday, August 7th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76